Overview
- An Antoine Semenyo goal in the Carabao Cup semifinal was overturned after a five-and-a-half-minute VAR check that judged Erling Haaland to have interfered from an offside position.
- Pep Guardiola said referees are unfairly penalizing Haaland, claiming he is deemed to commit more fouls than defenders commit on him.
- Haaland has 29 goals in 26 appearances this season but has scored only once, from a penalty, in his last six matches.
- Guardiola attributed the recent lull to fixture congestion, travel and physical battles, adding that he is confident the striker will recover his sharpness.
- Manchester City visit Old Trafford on Saturday in the Premier League derby, with Stuart Attwell set to serve as VAR and Guardiola saying he has not received an explanation for the midweek decision.